Join us on Zoom for Centering Prayer here Centering Prayer is a modernized prayer method based on the intuitive prayer rooted in Lectio Divina. It is a method of silent prayer that prepares us to receive the gift of contemplative prayer, prayer in which we experience the Divine’s immanent presence with us. Centering Prayer is […]
Spiritual Director Practicum Spiritual Director training at Dominican Center is a three-year education and formation intensive -- beginning with Foundations in Spirituality and leading to Practicum I and II -- designed to attune you to the movement of the Holy Spirit and prayerful response. Submit $25 fee to begin the application process. Click on the […]
Registration for this retreat is closed. If you want to be added to our wait list in case of an unexpected cancellation, please call Kit at (616) 514-3325. Our next Journey Into Silence retreat will be held June 9 - 14, 2024 (6 days) also at the Augustine Center Retreat House. Registration for this summer […]
Join Dr. Patrick Bishop and Sr. Ann Walters, OP, for two sessions of experiential exploration into some of the most powerful and interconnected frameworks for psychological-spiritual growth. The first session will begin with a light lunch and community discussion around the three centers of the Enneagram (gut, heart, head). Lunch will be followed by a […]
An icon in Christianity is a religious work of art, usually a flat panel painting depicting a holy being or sacred image. Icon means a symbol or image, even though an icon is an image created with paints, icons are written, not painted. The tradition of iconography has been handed down through the centuries from […]
Join us for our JOY Retreat ~ Nourishing Your Soul on Saturday, April 27, 2024. Then you will look and be radiant, your heart will throb and swell with joy. ~ Isaiah 60:5 In this life, there is Just One You — JOY! — You are a co-creator in your life experience with God. We […]
Dominican Sisters & Associates Please join us for Brunch SATURDAY APRIL 27, 2024 11:15 am - 11:30 CHECK IN 11:30 am - 1:30 pm FOOD & FELLOWSHIP “Be who God meant you to be and you will set the world on fire.” ~ St. Catherine of Siena Location: Cathedral Square, 360 Division Avenue at […]
Self-Awareness in the Supervisory Process Spiritual directors not only listen to the Spirit and directees, but also to themselves. It is in this place of awareness that we are invited to be converted towards God. As we notice our ways of listening, our patterns of interaction, our discomforts and ease, and how we carry these […]
We come to know people when we grieve with them through stories and rituals. It is how we build real solidarity, the kind that shows us the world we want to live in - and our role in fighting for it. ~ Valarie Kaur, See No Stranger Join us for an interfaith Tuesday Table Talk […]
Together, we will create simple intuitive Mandalas to explore and deepen our experience of Sacred Presence in a story from our lives.
Join us for Journey into Silence Retreat ~ Summer Peace, a six-day silent retreat, beginning June 9 - 14, 2024. "Silence is full of truth. It is healing. It fills our inner chaos with peace." ~Laurence Freeman, OSB. Silence the world around you. Silence the world within you. Silence the thoughts that shout out to […]
Spiritual Director Practicum Spiritual Director training at Dominican Center is a three-year education and formation intensive -- beginning with Foundations in Spirituality and leading to Practicum I and II -- designed to attune you to the movement of the Holy Spirit and prayerful response. A Spiritual Director holds sacred the many stories heard in a […]
Foundations in Spirituality is a serious reflective study that opens our minds and hearts to the teachings and life examples of the great Christian spiritual teachers that continue to deepen our present spiritual journey. It’s the beginning, the first step of the formation offerings at Dominican Center Marywood at Aquinas College. This video from a […]